Does the world prefer a kinder, gentler Batman, or the grim
brooding type. Steve Englehart & Marshall Rogers created the
1970's Batman: Dark Detective arc, which
became in part the basis for the 1987 Batman film.

Today on the Word Balloon Podcast Host John Siuntres and
writer/editor Ron Marz discusses the concept of the legacy hero
character in comic books. You'll hear Marz compare his Green
Lantern , Kyle Rayner toDani Baptiste, one of the current
holders of the Witchblade for Top Cow